reel silk from a cocoon--seek out a clue from a confused or chaotic situation

full of literary talent

fight side by side

lose consciousness(not know the ways of the world)

to lean on somebody's fence and wall--to depend on others for maintenance

be worth reading a hundred times

awkward in speech(have heavy tongue)

please favour (or enlighten) me with your instruction(be so kind as to give me a reply)

partyly true,partyly false

be unwilling to be in a state of inertia

be sure of victory(will certainly trumph(win))

opinion that holds true

seldom appear

break up mandarin ducks--separate an affectionate couple

Indomitable

cannot be taken as a model

different from the usual pattern

be in the way

superficial(perfunctory)

be conversant with ancient and modern learning